# עֶצֶב (etsev)

Israeli respelling: e-tsev. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6089. 7 Old Testament occurrences.

an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind)

King James renderings: grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/etsev-h6089

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 3:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/3/16) — Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire sh…
- [Psalms 127:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/127/2) — It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
- [Proverbs 5:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/5/10) — Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
- [Proverbs 10:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/22) — The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
- [Proverbs 14:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/14/23) — In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
- [Proverbs 15:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/15/1) — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- [Jeremiah 22:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/22/28) — Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cas…